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Employers body wants pre-employment medicals enforced
Posted: 13 Feb 2024 As Parliament processes the Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) has called for enforcement of pre-employment medical tests to minimise... -
We need more funding to end human-wildlife conflicts in parks - Minister
Posted: 12 Feb 2024 The State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Martin Mugarra, has rallied Members of Parliament to push for increased funding for Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), with the aim of... -
Govt ready to table Bills on merging agencies
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has revealed that government will table Bills next week aimed at providing for the rationalisation of agencies under four sectors of the country. The proposed... -
Speaker Among Urges Judges on rulings to stand the test of time
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged judicial officers to solely base their rulings on the law. She said this while closing the 25th Annual Judges' Conference at the Kampala Serena... -
MPs press Govt on return of stranded Ugandans in Myanmar, Egypt, India
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 Government is working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to secure the release and repatriation of Ugandans held hostage by rebel groups in Myanmar, according to Prime Minister... -
Livestock farmers to pay for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 Livestock farmers will meet the cost of purchasing vaccine for the foot and mouth disease (FMD). The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, told... -
Deputy Speaker pledges to fast track Justice, Law and Order sector reforms
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that Parliament will fast track the reform of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). He was responding to a research report on the welfare of the... -
Wildlife investor seeks Parliament support over row with UWA
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 A local investor in Butambala District, Thomas Price, has appealed to Parliament to intervene in what he termed as frustration from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) for the delayed issuance of the... -
’Allow farmers to access water in forest reserves’
Posted: 08 Feb 2024 The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has been urged to work with local communities in Nakasongola District to ensure proper co-existence with the forest reserve through mapping access routes to... -
Debate on Bill deferred over funding of Sugar Council
Posted: 07 Feb 2024 The debate on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been deferred after the House failed to agree on the funding of the proposed Sugar Council, which if the bill is passed, will be the regulator of...